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Turns out, you don’t have to follow fashion trends or be well-versed in sartorial history to see that ’90s style is influencing today’s looks in a big way. From slouchy denim and spaghetti straps to bucket hats and minimalist sunglasses, everything we loved about the decade’s effortlessly chic attitude is back—and all over our social…

‘Figures of Speech’ Shares Virgil Abloh’s Wide-Angled Vision

Social Sculpture: © Alaska Alaska, all others: © Gymnastics Art Institute; Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. If you ask Antwaun Sargent, walking into Virgil Abloh’s studio was like taking a trip into the many nautilus shell chambers of the late designer’s multi-disciplinary brain. “Takashi Murakami was…

Recipes Etched on Gravestone for All Eternity

At his home in Washington, D.C., Charlie McBride often bakes his mother’s recipe for peach cobbler. As he pours the topping over the fruit, he remembers how his mother, aunts and grandmother sat under a tree in Louisiana, cackling at one another’s stories as they peeled peaches to can for the winter. Mr. McBride loved…

Overlooked No More: Klaus Nomi, Singer With an Otherworldly Persona

Klaus Sperber was born on Jan. 24, 1944, in Immenstadt, a town in what was then West Germany. He was raised by his mother, Bettina, who worked odd jobs. A fling with a soldier, whom Klaus never met, resulted in his birth. When he was a child, he and his mother moved to the city…

On the Sonoma Coast, Fog, Wind and Exceptional Wine

ANNAPOLIS, Calif. — At Peay Vineyards, 53 acres of vines on a ridge near this tiny town just 3.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the fog generally burns off by around 9 a.m. and the air begins to warm up, at least for a little while. By midday, a breeze starts to blow, ruffling the…

Givenchy Taps Disney Again for 101 Dalmatians-Inspired Capsule Collection

Givenchy’s seeing spots—literally. In the French fashion house’s second collaboration with the House of Mouse, creative director Matthew M. Williams is unveiling a limited-edition capsule adorned with the beloved pups from the 1961 animated hit 101 Dalmatians. (Fur coats not included. Sorry to disappoint, Cruella.) The collection, available to shop online and at select Givenchy…

Best Summer Pasta Recipes

It’s the season of grilled showstoppers and big, easy desserts, but summer pastas may just be the unsung heroes of seasonal cookouts and busy weeknights. Potentially portable, frequently vegetarian and reliably comforting, these recipes from New York Times Cooking can shine at a potluck or be thrown together as an easy dinner for two, with…

Heatless Cooking for Hot Days

I was so excited to buy my first full-size grill, but now that I have it all cleaned up and parked in the backyard, I have to admit that it feels too hot to babysit a grill outside. I’m sure I’ll change my mind soon, but not this weekend! I’m planning meals around recipes that…

A New York Homecoming for the ‘Queen of Hoops’

In New York’s SoHo area on a recent overcast afternoon, the windows of the new Jennifer Fisher store had a futuristic glow. Inside, women in flowing summer dresses and fitted denim browsed cases filled with gold-plated hoop earrings and customizable charms. The walls formed a virtual hall of mirrors, with exposed brick for good measure…